Posted on 03/28/2026 5:59:49 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
The attack on Israel on Saturday morning by the Houthis, an Iranian-backed militia in Yemen, was an escalation in the monthlong U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, and threatened to expand the war’s reach across the region.
The Israeli military said early on Saturday that its aerial defense systems had intercepted a missile fired from Yemen. No casualties were immediately reported after the attack.
Israel has been targeting the Houthis for years, and many believed that the group’s military capabilities had been severely degraded.
After the United States and Israel began attacking Iran in late February, expectations grew that the Houthis might enter the conflict, especially as other Iranian proxy groups in Lebanon and Iraq became involved.
The Houthi attack on Israel on Saturday demonstrated that, despite heavy Israeli strikes on its leadership and infrastructure, the group remains capable of responding.
There has also been concern that, if the Houthis were to enter the war, the group could disrupt global shipping through the Red Sea, which it has done previously by attacking passing ships, in some cases sinking them or killing their crew members.
The global economy is already reeling from Iran’s effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz, a crucial choke point for energy shipments in the Persian Gulf. Saudi Arabia, Yemen’s northern neighbor, has been funneling crude oil exports through the port of Yanbu on the Red Sea, using an overland pipeline that was built to bypass the strait.
The Houthis said in a statement on Saturday that they had launched ballistic missiles targeting “sensitive” Israeli military sites, acting in tandem with Iran and with Hezbollah, an Iranian-backed militant group based in Lebanon.
The statement said the attacks would continue “until the aggression on all resistance fronts stops.”
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They have been doing this for weeks now. That is one of the reasons that Israel sent troops into Lebanon.
**The statement said the attacks would continue “until the aggression on all resistance fronts stops.”**
They won’t continue. Supply is drying up.
Glass the Hooties right off the planet already. Bring in the B52s, MOABs, all of it.
These 7th Century barbarians are destined to learn the hard way. So be it.
How do you say B52 carpet bombing in Houthi?
The Houthis should be spoken of in the past tense soon.
Like the Shakers:
The Shakers (United Society of Believers) did not die out all at once but declined precipitously after their mid-19th-century peak due to celibacy, lack of converts, and societal shifts. As of 2025, only one active Shaker community remains at Sabbathday Lake, Maine, with only three members, making them nearly extinct.
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Saw the video of the Houthi spokesman loudly ranting how they will wipe out the enemies soon.
He sounded like his voice would be changing in adolescence—except he was about 35 or so.
Yes, the whole region is now at war.
Israel always knew that this would be the logical outcome. It’s a price to pay to obtain true peace in the end of the process.
I hope America understood this from the very beginning of its involvement in this war. That this is going to take time. Not only 3 or 4 months...
I believe the benefit for America and Israel will be overwhelmingly great, but only if the “unconditional surrender” stated earlier by Trump is not changed later on.
If memory serves, Houtis are in Yemen and Hezbollah are in Lebanon.
The War Powers Act will come into play. We can’t be there for 3 or 4 months. Congress may not want to continue operations.
This is ALL because of Barack Hussein Obama and his traitorous, Iranian-born right-hand woman Valerie Jarrett. They willfully and gleefully enabled and empowered the Islamic Republic of Iran to increase its power, destroy Israel and threaten the entire region. Their only regret is that the Mullahs did not obtain nuclear weapons.
“He sounded like his voice would be changing in adolescence—except he was about 35 or so.”
I noticed that too.
It was kind of comical.
Like listening to a female dressed as a male.
The Saudis bombed them. Biden bombed them. Trump bombed them. They’ve been bombed and bombed for over a decade now.
Houthis, like honey badgers, don’t care. And Houthis, like tardigrades, are indestructible.
You keep posting these articles that are from dubious sources and are all negative in nature for US. And you don’t comment on them, just post the article.
What’s your point and who’s side are you on?
So what’s your point?
Wipe them out. All of them.
I don’t see any problem with posting this article
It doesn’t seem negative to the US.
It is interesting.
The war powers act is unconstitutional. Trump will force a SC decision.
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